US11292409B2 - Bumper - Google Patents

Bumper Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US11292409B2
US11292409B2 US16/637,135 US201816637135A US11292409B2 US 11292409 B2 US11292409 B2 US 11292409B2 US 201816637135 A US201816637135 A US 201816637135A US 11292409 B2 US11292409 B2 US 11292409B2
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
bumper
sensor
sensor holder
shell
crossmember
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Active, expires
Application number
US16/637,135
Other languages
English (en)
Other versions
US20200254948A1 (en
Inventor
Marco Töller
Alexander Günther
Maria Schmitt
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland GmbH
Original Assignee
Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland GmbH
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland GmbH filed Critical Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland GmbH
Assigned to KIRCHHOFF AUTOMOTIVE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH reassignment KIRCHHOFF AUTOMOTIVE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: GÜNTHER, Alexander, SCHMITT, MARIA, TÖLLER, Marco
Publication of US20200254948A1 publication Critical patent/US20200254948A1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of US11292409B2 publication Critical patent/US11292409B2/en
Active legal-status Critical Current
Adjusted expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Images

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
    • B60R19/02—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects
    • B60R19/48—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects combined with, or convertible into, other devices or objects, e.g. bumpers combined with road brushes, bumpers convertible into beds
    • B60R19/483—Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects combined with, or convertible into, other devices or objects, e.g. bumpers combined with road brushes, bumpers convertible into beds with obstacle sensors of electric or electronic type
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/01—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
    • B60R21/013—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting collisions, impending collisions or roll-over
    • B60R21/0136—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting collisions, impending collisions or roll-over responsive to actual contact with an obstacle, e.g. to vehicle deformation, bumper displacement or bumper velocity relative to the vehicle

Definitions

  • the present disclosure relates to a bumper which comprises a bumper crossmember having an outer shell and having at least one sensor holder arranged therein, and an outer cladding shell.
  • Modern bumpers serve to absorb impacts up to a certain strength without the rest of the vehicle body taking damage.
  • Modern bumpers comprise a bumper crossmember which is supported on the body side, typically on the side members, by energy-absorbing crash elements, so-called crash boxes.
  • the bumper crossmember is faced, for front and rear termination of the vehicle, with an outer skin, typically a cladding shell made from a plastic material.
  • the bumper crossmember serves to distribute the impact energy across the width of the vehicle and thus to discharge the impact energy into crash elements which are spaced from one another.
  • Sensors are generally housed in a cladding shell of a bumper.
  • close-range distance measurement sensors for use in conjunction with a parking assistance system are a typical component of such cladding shells.
  • Such close-range distance measurement sensors are also referred to as parking sensors.
  • These parking sensors are held on the outer cladding shell, and their sensor head engages with a corresponding recess in the outer cladding shell.
  • through-holes are introduced into the bumper crossmember as sensor holders.
  • the sensors carried by the cladding shell dip into said holes.
  • Such a through-hole is required in order to provide sufficient space in order to be able to introduce an electrical connection cable onto the connector on the rear termination of the sensor located opposite the sensor head.
  • this is typically constructed with a double-shell structure, i.e. with an outer shell and an inner shell which are arranged one in front of the other in the direction of travel of the vehicle.
  • the bumper crossmember forms a hollow-chamber profile which runs transverse to the direction of travel.
  • the through-holes for the provision of a sensor holder are introduced into the outer shell. Through the introduction of through-holes to provide the necessary sensor holders, the outer shell and thus the bumper crossmember as a whole is weakened at the sites of the through-holes, which can result in unwanted buckling of the bumper crossmember under an impact which should be absorbed.
  • bumpers in which the sensors are arranged and held on the bumper crossmember are also known.
  • the problem with such a design is that the sensor heads of the sensors are at a distance from the outer cladding shell and are covered by it.
  • the sensor data is proportionally less accurate, for example if the sensors are ultrasound sensors within the context of a parking assistance system.
  • These types of bumper designs are known from DE 10 2014 009 941 A1 or DE 10 2013 006 365 A1, for example.
  • an aspect of the present disclosure is therefore to develop a bumper of the type specified at the beginning such that, regardless of the number of sensors that the thus-equipped bumper is to carry, an increase in weight which accompanies an increase in the number of sensors is avoided.
  • a bumper comprising a bumper crossmember having an outer shell and at least one sensor holder arranged therein, and an outer cladding shell, in which the at least one sensor holder is implemented as an impressed pocket originating from the front-side termination of the outer shell and having an upper wall, a lower wall and a base connecting the two walls, and the outer cladding shell carries at least one sensor engaging in the sensor holder on the side of the outer cladding shell pointing towards the bumper crossmember in the region of a sensor holder.
  • the sensor holders in the bumper crossmember are designed in this bumper not as through-holes, but rather as impressed pockets towards the vehicle and thus in the x direction of the axial direction of the vehicle. These pockets have an upper wall, a lower wall and a base connecting the two walls. The two walls are spaced from one another in the z direction.
  • a recess in the outer shell of the bumper crossmember does not weaken it and thus the entire bumper crossmember, but rather the opposite is true: this measure stiffens the outer shell.
  • a bumper which comprises such a bumper crossmember can therefore also have multiple sensor holders without the outer shell of the bumper crossmember needing to be designed with greater material thickness in order to ensure the desired stiffness.
  • the bumper crossmember according to this concept can therefore even sometimes be designed with a reduced material thickness with regard to its outer shell.
  • the impressions act as a form of stiffening beading.
  • the bumper crossmember of such a bumper is also possible to design the bumper crossmember of such a bumper as a double-shelled structure with an outer shell and an inner shell.
  • the two shells are connected to one another to form a hollow-chamber profile, through welding of connection flanges which lie next to each other for example.
  • the sensor holders in the bumper crossmember are preferably designed such that they also comprise a right-hand and left-hand side wall in addition to the upper wall, the lower wall and the base connecting the two walls. These side walls, as well as the upper and lower walls, may be angled toward each other, wherein the cross-sectional area tapers towards the base of the sensor holder.
  • the at least one sensor holder may be arranged in a bead which is integrated into the longitudinal extension of the outer shell in the direction of the inner shell. If this bead is sufficiently deep for the sensor holder, then the sensor holder provided by the bead does not necessarily need to have a right-hand and left-hand side wall. If the depth of such a bead is insufficient to serve as a sensor holder, then the depth of the same is increased in the region of the sensor holder formed as an impressed pocket such that, as with an arrangement of the sensor holder outside such a bead, the sensor holder also has a right-hand and a left-hand wall. These walls are angled towards the base of the sensor holder.
  • the cladding shell preferably carries sensors which are equipped with a connector arranged in a radial direction or an electrical connection cable leading out of the sensor in this direction.
  • the design of a bumper with such sensors is also advisable taking into consideration that not only can the length of the electrical connection cable be reduced since a cable loop is not required, but also that damage to the connection cable in the region of a cable loop on the edges of the through-holes, as can sometimes occur in bumpers according to the prior art, is prevented.
  • the at least one sensor is carried by the outer cladding shell.
  • the sensor does not necessarily need to be mechanically supported on the bumper crossmember, although this is possible. Without a mechanical support, vibration decoupling is effected. Impacts which act on the outer cladding shell can then also be absorbed without damaging the sensor, at least with regard to the possible crumple space of the cladding shell against the outer shell of the bumper crossmember to the extent that the sensor is distanced from the base or the walls of the sensor holder.
  • the sensor can also follow the cladding shell in movements relating to this without damage.
  • the distancing of the termination of the sensor opposite the sensor head from the base of the sensor holder is typically a few millimeters to approx. 15 millimeters. This distance may also be greater depending on the available installation space.
  • the sensor holder is designed adapted to the sensor such that the sensor engages 60%-80% with its extension pointing in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle in the sensor holder in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle (x direction).
  • x direction, y direction and z direction are the usual directions used in a vehicle, wherein the x direction is the direction of the vehicle in its longitudinal extension, the y direction is the transverse direction to the longitudinal direction and the z direction is the height of the vehicle.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a bumper crossmember as part of a bumper for a motor vehicle
  • FIG. 2 shows a schematic cross section through the bumper crossmember along the line A-B of FIG. 1 .
  • a bumper crossmember 1 is made up of two shells 2 , 3 each formed from a sheet metal plate.
  • the shell 2 is the outer shell and is thus pointed away from the body of a vehicle, while the shell 3 is the inner shell pointing towards the vehicle.
  • the bumper crossmember 1 is connected to the side members of a vehicle through crash elements.
  • the bumper crossmember 1 or its inner shell 3 has connecting sections 4 , 4 . 1 , each of which is connected to a crash element in order to connect the bumper crossmember 1 to a vehicle body.
  • the openings introduced into the connecting sections 4 , 4 . 1 serve to attach a tow hook if required.
  • the first, outer shell 2 of the bumper crossmember 1 is designed with a stiffening bead 5 which follows the longitudinal extension of the bumper crossmember 1 .
  • the stiffening bead 5 is incorporated into the outer shell 2 in the direction of the second, inner shell 3 .
  • the bumper crossmember 1 is part of a bumper, the outer cladding shell (not shown in FIG. 1 ) of which carries two sensors 18 , 18 . 1 , for example parking sensors.
  • two sensor holders 6 , 6 . 1 are impressed into the outer shell 2 as pockets.
  • the sensor holders 6 , 6 . 1 are located within the longitudinal extension of the stiffening bead 5 .
  • each sensor holder 6 , 6 . 1 is provided by an upper wall 7 , a lower wall 8 and a base 9 connecting these two walls 7 , 8 .
  • the base 9 forms the continuation of the base 10 of the stiffening bead 5 .
  • a right-hand wall section 11 and a left-hand wall section 12 only indicated for the sensor holder 6 in FIG.
  • the right-hand and left-hand wall sections 11 , 12 have a length in the embodiment shown which roughly corresponds to the length of the base 9 of each sensor holder 6 , 6 . 1 .
  • the sensor holders have different sizes.
  • a through-hole which extends the height and depth of such a stiffening bead which at least partially follows the longitudinal extension of the bumper crossmember may also be introduced into the stiffening bead, for the mounting of a towing device, for example.
  • Such a change in the height and, where applicable, the depth of the stiffening bead contributes to the reinforcement of the bumper crossmember.
  • the bead which follows the longitudinal extension of the bumper crossmember is used in order to provide the bumper crossmember with additional features through appropriate embossments of the bead.
  • FIG. 2 shows that the two shells 2 , 3 are each designed in the form of a hat profile and each have an upper connection flange 13 , 14 and a lower connection flange 15 , 16 . These lie flat against one another in a section. In order to connect the two shells 2 , 3 , these are joined to one another around the edge by their upper connection flanges 13 , 14 and their connection flanges 15 , 16 with a welded joint.
  • the sensor holders 6 , 6 . 1 provide enough space that a sensor 18 carried by an outer cladding shell 17 (see FIG. 2 ) can dip into each of them.
  • the sensor 18 itself is not supported in the sensor holder 6 , 6 . 1 in the embodiment shown; there is thus a gap from the base 9 and the upper wall 7 and the lower wall 8 to the sensor 18 .
  • the sensors 18 , 18 . 1 are carried by the outer cladding shell 17 as is schematically shown in the sectional view in FIG. 2 . To this end, the sensor head 19 of the sensor 18 engages with a corresponding opening in the cladding shell 17 . Its front side is thus not covered by the cladding shell 17 .
  • the mounting of the sensor 18 on the outer cladding shell 17 is only schematically shown in FIG. 2 .
  • This may be glued to the cladding shell 17 in the through-hole introduced into the outer cladding shell 17 through which the sensor head 19 protrudes.
  • the sensors 18 , 18 . 1 have a connector port arranged in a radial direction on the housing thereof such that these can be contacted from this direction by a connector 20 on the connection end of a connection cable 21 .
  • the connection cable 21 located on the connector 20 is routed in the stiffening bead 5 to the side termination of the bumper crossmember 1 in order to then be conducted to an appropriate control device.
  • the bumper crossmember described may be mounted on the vehicle both as a front and a rear bumper.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Body Structure For Vehicles (AREA)
  • Force Measurement Appropriate To Specific Purposes (AREA)
US16/637,135 2017-08-14 2018-08-13 Bumper Active 2039-04-10 US11292409B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE102017118511.9A DE102017118511B4 (de) 2017-08-14 2017-08-14 Stoßfängerquerträger sowie Stoßfänger mit einem solchen Stoßfängerquerträger
DE102017118511.9 2017-08-14
PCT/EP2018/071919 WO2019034605A1 (de) 2017-08-14 2018-08-13 Stossfänger

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
US20200254948A1 US20200254948A1 (en) 2020-08-13
US11292409B2 true US11292409B2 (en) 2022-04-05

Family

ID=63294204

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US16/637,135 Active 2039-04-10 US11292409B2 (en) 2017-08-14 2018-08-13 Bumper

Country Status (5)

Country Link
US (1) US11292409B2 (es)
EP (1) EP3668759B1 (es)
DE (1) DE102017118511B4 (es)
ES (1) ES2848950T3 (es)
WO (1) WO2019034605A1 (es)

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US11731707B2 (en) 2019-09-09 2023-08-22 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Instrument panel support for a motor vehicle
US11851109B2 (en) 2019-09-10 2023-12-26 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Dashboard carrier for a motor vehicle
US11858557B2 (en) 2020-10-02 2024-01-02 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Support structure for an instrument panel support and instrument panel support having such a support structure
US11975763B2 (en) 2019-11-21 2024-05-07 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Dashboard support
US11987192B2 (en) 2019-09-06 2024-05-21 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Bumper cross beam for a motor vehicle
US12024007B2 (en) 2019-09-09 2024-07-02 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Frame structure part

Families Citing this family (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE102018119735B4 (de) 2018-08-14 2024-06-27 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Stoßfängerquerträger für ein Kraftfahrzeug
DE102018132591B4 (de) 2018-12-18 2020-09-10 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Energieabsorptionsbauteil sowie Stoßfängerquerträger mit einem solchen Energieabsorptionsbauteil
DE102019102150B4 (de) 2019-01-29 2020-09-24 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Stoßfängerquerträger
DE102019108907B4 (de) * 2019-04-04 2021-06-02 Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh Stoßfängeranordnung mit verclinchter Aufnahme

Citations (22)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20070194892A1 (en) * 2006-02-03 2007-08-23 Gunther Schaaf Sensor device for vehicles
DE102007045001A1 (de) 2007-09-20 2009-04-02 Daimler Ag Anordnung einer Halterung an einem Stoßfänger eines Personenkraftwagens
DE102010007206A1 (de) 2010-02-05 2010-12-02 Daimler Ag Stoßfängereinehit mit einer Sensoreinheit und einem Halteelement
KR101252221B1 (ko) 2011-11-03 2013-04-05 기아자동차주식회사 전자유닛을 구비한 차량용 범퍼백빔
DE102013006365A1 (de) 2013-04-12 2014-03-20 Daimler Ag Stoßfängeranordnung für einen Kraftwagen
US8950794B2 (en) 2011-08-17 2015-02-10 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Vehicle bumper assembly
US20150102614A1 (en) * 2013-10-10 2015-04-16 Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh Bumper crossbeam for a motor vehicle
DE102014009941A1 (de) 2014-07-04 2016-01-07 GM Global Technology Operations LLC (n. d. Ges. d. Staates Delaware) Stoßfängeraufbau für ein Kraftfahrzeug
KR101651566B1 (ko) 2016-03-21 2016-08-26 디에스중공업(주) 중량물 이동용 차량의 모서리 부위 충돌완화장치
US9446799B2 (en) 2011-05-17 2016-09-20 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Support used as a chassis component
US9598100B2 (en) 2013-06-19 2017-03-21 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Device for connecting a steering column to a crossmember
US20170232917A1 (en) * 2014-09-04 2017-08-17 Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd. Vehicle bumper beam
US9764764B2 (en) 2013-08-12 2017-09-19 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Subframe for a motor vehicle axle and method for producing a subframe
US10005495B2 (en) 2015-11-09 2018-06-26 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Assembly for a motor vehicle with an auxiliary frame and an impact absorption structure
US20180215324A1 (en) * 2017-01-31 2018-08-02 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Surrounding circumstance monitoring apparatus
US20190168691A1 (en) * 2015-09-03 2019-06-06 SMR Patents S.à.r.l. Electronic Device and Rear-View Device
US20190185060A1 (en) 2016-10-06 2019-06-20 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Support Structure for a Vehicle
US20190344385A1 (en) 2017-03-21 2019-11-14 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Carrier Component for a Vehicle Application, and Method for Producing a Carrier Component of This Type
US10577025B2 (en) 2015-01-30 2020-03-03 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Module support assembly for a motor vehicle
US20200262376A1 (en) * 2019-02-15 2020-08-20 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sensor attachment structure and energy absorption structure
US20200406845A1 (en) * 2018-03-15 2020-12-31 Koito Manufaturing Co., Ltd. Vehicle exterior assembly including a bumper fascia
US20210215517A1 (en) * 2020-01-09 2021-07-15 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. Vehicle sensor cover display

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2000085497A (ja) * 1998-09-08 2000-03-28 Mazda Motor Corp 車両の電装品配設構造
DE10031111B4 (de) * 2000-06-26 2013-09-19 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Stoßleiste für ein Fahrzeug
DE10150624B4 (de) * 2001-10-12 2005-08-11 Suspa Holding Gmbh Schutzvorrichtung für Kraftfahrzeuge

Patent Citations (22)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20070194892A1 (en) * 2006-02-03 2007-08-23 Gunther Schaaf Sensor device for vehicles
DE102007045001A1 (de) 2007-09-20 2009-04-02 Daimler Ag Anordnung einer Halterung an einem Stoßfänger eines Personenkraftwagens
DE102010007206A1 (de) 2010-02-05 2010-12-02 Daimler Ag Stoßfängereinehit mit einer Sensoreinheit und einem Halteelement
US9446799B2 (en) 2011-05-17 2016-09-20 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Support used as a chassis component
US8950794B2 (en) 2011-08-17 2015-02-10 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Vehicle bumper assembly
KR101252221B1 (ko) 2011-11-03 2013-04-05 기아자동차주식회사 전자유닛을 구비한 차량용 범퍼백빔
DE102013006365A1 (de) 2013-04-12 2014-03-20 Daimler Ag Stoßfängeranordnung für einen Kraftwagen
US9598100B2 (en) 2013-06-19 2017-03-21 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Device for connecting a steering column to a crossmember
US9764764B2 (en) 2013-08-12 2017-09-19 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Subframe for a motor vehicle axle and method for producing a subframe
US20150102614A1 (en) * 2013-10-10 2015-04-16 Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh Bumper crossbeam for a motor vehicle
DE102014009941A1 (de) 2014-07-04 2016-01-07 GM Global Technology Operations LLC (n. d. Ges. d. Staates Delaware) Stoßfängeraufbau für ein Kraftfahrzeug
US20170232917A1 (en) * 2014-09-04 2017-08-17 Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd. Vehicle bumper beam
US10577025B2 (en) 2015-01-30 2020-03-03 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Module support assembly for a motor vehicle
US20190168691A1 (en) * 2015-09-03 2019-06-06 SMR Patents S.à.r.l. Electronic Device and Rear-View Device
US10005495B2 (en) 2015-11-09 2018-06-26 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Assembly for a motor vehicle with an auxiliary frame and an impact absorption structure
KR101651566B1 (ko) 2016-03-21 2016-08-26 디에스중공업(주) 중량물 이동용 차량의 모서리 부위 충돌완화장치
US20190185060A1 (en) 2016-10-06 2019-06-20 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Support Structure for a Vehicle
US20180215324A1 (en) * 2017-01-31 2018-08-02 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha Surrounding circumstance monitoring apparatus
US20190344385A1 (en) 2017-03-21 2019-11-14 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Carrier Component for a Vehicle Application, and Method for Producing a Carrier Component of This Type
US20200406845A1 (en) * 2018-03-15 2020-12-31 Koito Manufaturing Co., Ltd. Vehicle exterior assembly including a bumper fascia
US20200262376A1 (en) * 2019-02-15 2020-08-20 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Sensor attachment structure and energy absorption structure
US20210215517A1 (en) * 2020-01-09 2021-07-15 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. Vehicle sensor cover display

Non-Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
International Search Report dated Oct. 24, 2018 in parent international application No. PCT/EP2018/071919.
U.S. Appl. No. 16/633,769, filed Jan. 24, 2020 (Günther), applicant Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland GmbH. Per USPTO waiver of Rule 1.98(a)(2)(iii) requirement, copy not provided since available in the USPTO IFW system.
U.S. Appl. No. 16/636,623, filed Feb. 24, 2020 (Günther), applicant Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland GmbH. Per USPTO waiver of Rule 1.98(a)(2)(iii) requirement, copy not provided since available in the USPTO IFW system.
Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority dated Oct. 24, 2018 in parent international application No. PCT/EP2018/071919.

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US11987192B2 (en) 2019-09-06 2024-05-21 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Bumper cross beam for a motor vehicle
US11731707B2 (en) 2019-09-09 2023-08-22 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Instrument panel support for a motor vehicle
US12024007B2 (en) 2019-09-09 2024-07-02 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Frame structure part
US11851109B2 (en) 2019-09-10 2023-12-26 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Dashboard carrier for a motor vehicle
US11975763B2 (en) 2019-11-21 2024-05-07 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Dashboard support
US11858557B2 (en) 2020-10-02 2024-01-02 Kirchhoff Automotive Deutschland Gmbh Support structure for an instrument panel support and instrument panel support having such a support structure

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
ES2848950T3 (es) 2021-08-13
DE102017118511B4 (de) 2019-05-29
EP3668759A1 (de) 2020-06-24
WO2019034605A1 (de) 2019-02-21
US20200254948A1 (en) 2020-08-13
EP3668759B1 (de) 2021-01-06
DE102017118511A1 (de) 2019-02-14

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US11292409B2 (en) Bumper
US8419116B2 (en) Vehicle frame assembly
US8684451B1 (en) Front vehicle body structure
US9849918B2 (en) Motor vehicle body
US11987192B2 (en) Bumper cross beam for a motor vehicle
CN103625554A (zh) 用于车身的增强单元
CN108216373B (zh) 适应小重叠碰撞的车身加强结构
KR20190040792A (ko) 전방 차체 보강구조
US9718422B2 (en) Front vehicle body reinforcing structure and assembling method thereof
JP2017100692A (ja) 車両の物品支持構造
JP2020520847A (ja) 補強パッチ付きのバンパービーム
US20110169283A1 (en) Impact Absorbing Device and Front End Comprising Such A Device
CN217575368U (zh) 一种a柱总成及具有其的车辆
KR102371242B1 (ko) 전방 차체 보강구조
KR101526397B1 (ko) 차체 시트 장착부 보강구조
US9969431B2 (en) Double angled rail system for a vehicle
US20210184194A1 (en) Battery assembly for vehicle
JP2015193282A (ja) 車両用バンパー装置の補強部材
CN105015452B (zh) 一种汽车蓄电池安装结构
JP2018187957A (ja) 車両前部における歩行者保護構造
CN109070941A (zh) 机动车辆的前挡泥板结构
CN113443016A (zh) 车身结构以及汽车
KR102394581B1 (ko) 전방 차체 보강구조
JP4836977B2 (ja) センサーの配置構造
CN219584295U (zh) 车辆a柱防撞块、车辆a柱组件和车辆

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
FEPP Fee payment procedure

Free format text: ENTITY STATUS SET TO UNDISCOUNTED (ORIGINAL EVENT CODE: BIG.); ENTITY STATUS OF PATENT OWNER: LARGE ENTITY

STPP Information on status: patent application and granting procedure in general

Free format text: APPLICATION DISPATCHED FROM PREEXAM, NOT YET DOCKETED

STPP Information on status: patent application and granting procedure in general

Free format text: DOCKETED NEW CASE - READY FOR EXAMINATION

STPP Information on status: patent application and granting procedure in general

Free format text: NON FINAL ACTION MAILED

STPP Information on status: patent application and granting procedure in general

Free format text: PUBLICATIONS -- ISSUE FEE PAYMENT VERIFIED

STCF Information on status: patent grant

Free format text: PATENTED CASE